Which countries have the strictest abortion laws and what are the punishments?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% :Abortion in Northern Ireland is allowed before a pregnancy reaches 12 weeks.
51% : However, the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 finally allowed for abortion - but only under specific circumstances.
45% : You can sign a petition to call on President of the Assembly, Guillermo Gallegos, to decriminalise abortion in extreme cases here.
42% : In March 2018, thousands of pro-choice advocates took to the streets of Poland in "Black Friday" protests campaigning against plans to further tighten the abortion laws.
41% : Missouri senate passes bill to restrict abortion: Gov Mike Parson 'The unborn deserves a up-or-down vote'
41% : A year later, Prince Alois of Liechtenstein threatened to step down from his royal duties if a citizens were successful in vetoing his power over maintaining the decriminalisation of abortion.
40% : In 2016, five bills (known as "Instances of Arengo" aiming to decriminalise abortion were put for a vote.
39% : Women who undergo abortion for any reason may be punished by imprisonment for two to six years.
37% : In 2011, voters rejected a plan to legalise abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy or if the child is severely disabled.
37% : The bills included one pressing the de-penalization of abortion in cases of grave danger to the woman, another wanted to permit abortions for women who became pregnant by an act of violence, and another would allow in cases where there are strong indicators of a malformed foetus.
35% : Until March 2020, Northern Ireland was the only country in the UK where abortion was still illegal.
35% : According to the law on abortion, a pregnant woman who performs an abortion or consents to an abortion could face a prison sentence of up to two and a-half years.
35% : Abortion was criminalized through the Penal Code of 1870 under Spanish colonial rule and incorporated into the Revised Penal Code passed in 1930 under U.S. occupation of the Philippines.
34% : San Marino imposes a total ban on abortion.
32% : In 2016, lawmakers tried to impose a total ban on abortion, with the only exception being when a woman's life was in danger.
31% : In 1998, El Salvador criminalised abortion in all circumstances.
31% : Malta is the only country in the EU where abortion remains illegal and prohibited in all circumstances.
29% : Abortion is banned completely in Andorra, making it one of just three European countries where it is totally illegal.
27% : The draft ruling, written by Justice Samuel Alito, suggests the court will "return the issue of abortion" to state governments and allow individual states to introduce highly restrictive anti-abortion laws - which around half of US states have already started putting into place.
17% : The criminal provisions on abortion in the Philippines do not contain any exceptions allowing abortion, regardless if the life of the pregnant woman is at risk.

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